As the global community grapples with the urgent need for sustainable practices, the European Union (EU), supposedly a leader in environmental initiatives, is under scrutiny for its sluggish progress in ensuring a green transition. Despite lofty promises and rhetoric, the EU’s actions thus far seem inadequate in addressing the pressing challenges of climate change. The first issue is delayed implementation. …

Background  Following the 2011 nuclear disaster caused by a major earthquake and tsunami, Japan shut down all of its nuclear power plants. Following inspections and safety regulation reviews, the country is now opening up its nuclear facilities, including considering restarting operations at the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa. The decision opens up questions about the safety of nuclear power …

With the just published draft agreement for the COP28 meeting in Dubai on climate change fails to ask countries to eliminate coal, oil, and other fossil fuels on a gradual basis despite this. The critics say that some of the wording in the document has been manipulated by the so-called oil rich countries with an intention of deemphasizing the need to …

In the light of increasing dangers of climate change and quest for energy sovereignty among nations, Germany gives a leading example in the field of fair energy transformation via its Energiewende initiatives. This term “Energiewende,” was coined by the Öko-Institut in 1980 in the publication that constitutes of Germany’s bold energy turnaround. Accordingly, this movement shifts strategy from nuclear and coal-based …

The battle against climate change has reached a critical juncture, with the international community grappling to implement strategies that can mitigate the disastrous impacts of a warming planet. Whilst strides have been made in recent years, not nearly as much as necessary has been achieved. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, was a watershed moment in the fight against climate …

To be able to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050, the European Parliament has decided to ban the manufacture of petrol and diesel-using cars by the year 2035. The purpose of this action is to make the car industry reduce greenhouse emissions by having passenger cars emit 55% less and vans 50% of CO2 by 2030. This is …

Climate change litigation has become a trend in international law, where legal action is taken to hold not only business organisations but also governments accountable for polluting activities. Climate litigation is a term referring to legal practices towards climate change mitigation. There is the conception that political views are evermore delaying the action on climate change, this article discusses how …

Climate change is a global concern that is causing more widespread devastating effects; as a consequence, already existing grievances and inequalities are exacerbated by environmental changes and, therefore, are leading to climate related disputes. Such contentions are confronted in climate litigation cases that are, more and more, catching on around the world. As a matter of facts, people whose lives …

Bolsonaro’s rule of Brazil in recent years has not only had socio-economic effects on the country (increase in poverty, rise of racist and fascist groups, widening of the gap between the poor and the rich, etc.) but also great environmental effects which do not only affect Brazil but also the whole world. Brazil is almost entirely covered in its northwestern …

The first session of the UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty concluded in Uruguay in December 2022, which could be the single most important international environmental law treaty of the century. The treaty, which would aim to limit plastic production and use, could have an overarching effect on biodiversity and climate. While the treaty is still in its preliminary …